Iroquois County Coroner Bill Cheatum reported that the driver of the Ford Fusion was later pronounced dead at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, despite having been found alive at the scene of the accident. Though an autopsy was not performed, Cheatum told The News-Gazette that a toxicology report was ordered and performed on the deceased. The pickup truck driver survived the accident with only minor injuries.

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